silken
Example Sentences
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Known for her cutting-edge red-carpet fashion choices, she wore a dark, silken folded dress with large ruffles in the skirt.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026
For dessert, a slice of Basque cheesecake, no crust, just burnt sugar edges and silken center, served with fruit.
From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025
Times have changed and the New Hollywood brings a more robust tone and more overt interaction to its effusive interpretation compared with the silken and playful Slatkin and crew, who were all Russian-trained players.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 12, 2025
In one challenge, she made a cured salmon tartare with whipped, silken tofu.
From Salon • May 21, 2025
The foul rat skins had been replaced by silken garments.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
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